
Monday, January 11, 2016

Jason Statham and Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley confirm they are engaged
Jason Statham is engaged to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley former Victoria’s
Secret model who showed off her stunning diamond engagement ring at the
2016 Golden Globes on Sunday, January 10.
The 28-year-old model flashed her massive new bling while walking arm-in-arm with the 48-year-old actor.
Huntington-Whiteley and Statham, who introduced highlights from the comedy with costar Melissa McCarthy, got engaged while on vacation over the holidays.
The couple who have been dating for five years met on set of The Transformers in 2011.
The 28-year-old model flashed her massive new bling while walking arm-in-arm with the 48-year-old actor.
Huntington-Whiteley and Statham, who introduced highlights from the comedy with costar Melissa McCarthy, got engaged while on vacation over the holidays.
The couple who have been dating for five years met on set of The Transformers in 2011.
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Three friends killed when their car fell from a cliff in Atlanta
Esu Manzano, 36, Adam Bailey, 33, and 24-year-old Cordel Fowler were
killed when their car fell fifty feet from the Buford Spring Connector
down to the lanes of I-75 below.
According to Fox 5, it happened just after 3 a.m. on Saturday morning
Jan. 9th on the bend below the Savannah College of Art and Design in
Atlanta.

Police looking for 5 young men who brutally raped a girl in front of her dad in Brooklyn
Brooklyn police yesterday put out this photo taken from CCTV
surveillance of 5 young men accused of brutally raping an 18 year old
girl in front of her dad on Thursday night, January 7th. According to
the story, the unnamed victim and her dad were inside Osborn Playground
in Brownsville, Brooklyn about 11:15
p.m when the thugs approached them. One of them pulled out a gun,
pointed it at the father and told him to leave the
9 out of 10 mobile phone users suffer 'phantom vibration syndrome'
Dr Robert Rosenberger, philosopher and assistant professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, said the phenomenon was caused by “learned bodily habits.”
Murder probe launched after US artist found dead in Florence
Ashley Ann Olsen, 35, was found in her apartment with bruises and scratches on her neck, according to Italian police.
Local media also reported her boyfriend, described as an Italian artist living in Florence, was the one who discovered the body and alerted the police.
Reports by Italian media say she was strangled to death, although police have declined to confirm this. Florence prosecutors have opened a murder probe into her death.
Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Gave Interview to Sean Penn
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman gave an interview to actor
Sean Penn in October, while he was a fugitive after escaping from a
Mexican prison, according to an article the actor wrote for Rolling
Stone.
The interview for Rolling Stone was conducted over a seven-hour meeting, and in follow-up interviews over the phone and in video, Penn says in the article.
Mexican government sources told ABC News that Penn and Kate del
Castillo, the Mexican actress who Penn says helped arrange the meeting,
are under investigation for their "interview" with Guzman.
U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment on the Rolling Stone
story and whether Penn's interview led authorities to El Chapo. The DEA
and U.S. Marshals have not responded to ABC’s request for comment.

Here's what Lynxxx has to say about finding your soul-mate
Below is what he wrote;
"So lately, iv heard a few friends say stuff like "mehn im looking for a girlfriend so im going out more / do u have a babe for me? / oh im looking for this type of guy / some even sliding into random dms based on pictures on IG etc" All well and good but you are more or less running in circles to end up where u are now in time again.
Passenger Fatally Shot on Commuter Train, Gunman on the Run
BART police Lt. Kevin Franklin told the Oakland Tribune ( http://bayareane.ws/1PWQrx7 ) officers responding to a call about gunfire on a train found a dead man inside a passenger car Saturday night.
Friday, January 01, 2016
Birdman, Lil Wayne Together at Drake's New Year's Eve Party
The crew raged in Miami at E11even nightclub.
It's hugely significant ... Lil Wayne has been on the Birdman attack for more than a year, claiming Daddy screwed him out of millions of dollars. Wayne sued Birdman to fly the Cash Money coup.
It's unclear if the pic is evidence of a peace treaty or just a good party.

Erectile dysfunction 'linked to risk of early death'
Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) are 70 per cent more likely to die early, a new study has found.US scientists believe that the disorder may be linked to poor cardiovascular health, and suggested that men with ED should be screened for health issues that could cut their lives short.
ED is a term used to describe the inability to get or maintain an erection, according to the NHS. The condition can be caused by the narrowig of the blood vessels leading to the penis, hormonal
Florida mother shoots dead her own daughter she thought was an intruder
A Florida woman who fatally shot her daughter mistakenly thought the 27-year-old was an intruder, authorities say.
The sleeping woman woke up when she heard a noise and saw a figure coming towards her late on Tuesday night, said Sgt. Denise Roberts, of the St. Cloud Police Department. The figure was approaching quickly, Roberts said, and didn’t say anything.
“The homeowner fired one round at the subject,” a news release on the shooting states. “The subject was later identified as the homeowner’s daughter.”
The sleeping woman woke up when she heard a noise and saw a figure coming towards her late on Tuesday night, said Sgt. Denise Roberts, of the St. Cloud Police Department. The figure was approaching quickly, Roberts said, and didn’t say anything.
“The homeowner fired one round at the subject,” a news release on the shooting states. “The subject was later identified as the homeowner’s daughter.”
New Year message: I know Nigerians are in pains — Buhari
While noting what he claimed as unforeseen circumstances and distractions since his inauguration, President Buhari reassured Nigerians that the difficulties were temporary, saying he was determined to fulfil the promises he made prior to the election.

5 People Killed as 2 Vehicles Collide in California
Four adults and one child were killed Thursday night when two vehicles collided near a freeway off ramp, authorities said.
The crash occurred about 7 p.m. when a silver Toyota Yaris with four
people veered off a ramp from eastbound Interstate 10 and struck a red
Toyota sedan, also carrying four people, California Highway Patrol Officer Christina Wood told the Los Angeles Times.
Pakistan army courts sentence 9 militants to death
Pakistan has hanged more than 300 people since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014, many of them convicted in closed military courts which critics say fail to meet fair trial standards.
Attacks on soldiers
A statement said: "The chief of army staff confirmed thatdeath sentences (were) awarded to another nine hardcore terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism".
Train stations re-open in Munich after threat
Munich police tweeted on Friday that "stations are open, but the situation is still serious."
Just shortly before the city rang in the new year, Munich police had evacuated the main train station and a station in the Pasing neighbourhood. Partygoers were asked to avoid crowds.
At a late-night news conference, Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said a friendly foreign intelligence service had warned Germany of an imminent terror attack at midnight by between five and seven suicide bombers planning to blow themselves up at different locations in Munich including the two train stations.
Isis Austrian poster girl 'used as sex slave' before being murdered for trying to escape
Samra Kesinovic, 17, is believed to have died at some point last year, just months after reaching the group’s territories in Syria.
Reports that she was murdered with a hammer by militants emerged last month and a Tunisian woman who was kept in a house with her has now come forward.
Despite Fears and Huge Dubai Fire, New Year Revelry Rolls On
On a New Year's Eve haunted by fears of terrorism, a spectacular fire in
one of Dubai's tall towers captured the world's attention. With few
exceptions, the celebrations rolled on, and while fire still raged, the
Dubai Media office declared on Twitter: "New Year celebrations in Dubai
will continue as scheduled."
As 2015 drew to a close, many people were bidding a weary and wary adieu
to a year marred by attacks that left nations reeling and nerves
rattled.
In Bangkok, site of a deadly bombing months ago, police flanked
partygoers. In Paris, residents recovering from their city's own deadly
attacks enjoyed scaled-back celebrations. And in Munich, police warned
of the threat of a terror attack.
A look at how people around the welcomed the new year:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
In the megacity of Dubai, a fire broke out two hours before midnight in
The Address hotel, in the area where a massive fireworks display was
being prepared.
The five-star hotel is near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest
building. At least one person suffered a heart attack from the smoke and
over-crowding during evacuation, and 14 suffered minor injuries.
Organizers said the Burj Khalifa had been fitted with 400,000 LED lights and 1.6 tons of fireworks would be used in the display.
Burning debris rained down from The Address building as firetrucks raced
to the scene. It was unclear what caused the fire, which ran up the
63-story building. The Address has 626 luxury apartments and 196 hotel
rooms, according to Skyscraper Center, which tracks skyscrapers.
FRANCE
The French are still recovering from the Nov. 13 attacks that left 130
people dead in Paris, and authorities prepared for a possible worst-case
scenario on New Year's Eve. About 60,000 police officers and troops
were deployed across the country, and revelers said that made them feel
safer.
French President Francois Hollande used his traditional New Year's Eve
speech to warn that the terrorist threat is still at its "highest
level."
"2015 has been a year of suffering and resistance," he said. "Let's make 2016 a year of courage and hope."
Paris canceled its usual fireworks display in favor of a 5-minute video
performance at the Arc de Triomphe just before midnight, relayed on
screens along the Champs Elysee, where people chanted.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the show was aimed at "sending the world
the message that Paris is standing, proud of its lifestyle and living
together."
THAILAND
Less than six months after a pipe bomb killed 20 people at the Erawan
Shrine in Bangkok, tens of thousands of people rang in the new year at
the intersection with live music and a countdown.
Up to 5,000 police officers were in the area, with explosive ordnance disposal experts sweeping the area ahead of time.
MALAYSIA
Security was beefed up in Malaysia's biggest city, Kuala Lumpur, where
fireworks greeted the new year at a historic square and at the Petronas
Twin Towers, one of the world's tallest buildings.
PHILIPPINES
Concern in the Philippines on New Year's Eve focused on the use of
illegal fireworks, which last year injured more than 850 people.
Shopping malls and cities organized fireworks displays to discourage
people from lighting their own firecrackers.
An annual procession of the Black Nazarene, a black wooden statue of
Jesus Christ, was held a day earlier than usual Thursday to prevent
injuries from mounds of trash and unexploded firecrackers that litter
Manila's streets after New Year's revelries.
JAPAN
New Year's Eve is Japan's biggest holiday, and millions of people
crammed into trains to flee the cities for their hometowns to slurp down
bowls of noodles, symbolizing longevity, while watching the annual "Red
and White" song competition on television. As midnight approached,
families bundled up for visits to neighborhood temples, where the ritual
ringing of huge bronze bells reverberated through the chill.
Tokyo was on special alert for security issues, with posters in subways
and other public spaces warning people to keep their eyes open for
suspicious packages or activities.
KOREAS
South Koreans marked New Year's Eve with traditional bell ringing
ceremonies, fireworks and outdoor music and dance performances. One
celebration was organized at a town near the border with rival North
Korea to watch one of the ceremonies and wish for peaceful Korean
unification.
VATICAN CITY
In the final hours of 2015, Pope Francis encouraged humanity to hang on
to recollections of good deeds so that gestures of goodness can be seen
triumphing over evil.
Francis presided over a year's end prayer service Thursday evening in
St. Peter's Basilica, where he mused about how people are sometimes
driven by "insatiable thirst for power and by gratuitous violence." He
said it was impossible to forget "so many days marked by violence, by
death, by the unspeakable suffering of so many innocents."
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand, the first nation with a sizable population to celebrate the
New Year, counted down the seconds to midnight with a giant digital
clock on Auckland's landmark Sky Tower. Horns blared and crowds cheered
as the tower was lit up with fireworks, with colors shifting from green
to red to white.
AUSTRALIA
Simultaneous fireworks displays erupted along Sydney's famed harbor,
where people crowded onto balconies, into waterside parks and onto boats
as they jockeyed for the best view, clinking glasses and whooping with
joy as the first pyrotechnics exploded.
More than 1 million people had been expected to watch the glittery
display, featuring a multicolored fireworks waterfall cascading off the
Sydney Harbour Bridge and effects in the shapes of butterflies,
octopuses and flowers.
CHINA
An official New Year's Eve celebration was staged near Beijing's
Forbidden City with performances and fireworks, and one of China's most
popular TV stations broadcast a gala from the National Stadium, known to
most as the iconic Bird's Nest.
For safety reasons, Shanghai closed subway stations near the scenic
waterfront Bund, mindful of a stampede last New Year's Eve that killed
36 people and blemished the image of China's most prosperous metropolis.
GAZA STRIP
Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers banned New Year celebrations in the
Palestinian coastal enclave. Police spokesman Ayman Batniji said hotels
and restaurants were allowed to hold parties a day earlier or a day
later.
"Celebrating the new year contradicts the instructions of Islamic
religion," Batniji said. "It's a Western custom that we don't accept in
Gaza."
EGYPT
In Cairo, people put aside fears of the growing number of militant
attacks throughout the country to celebrate the new year. Engineering
graduate Mohamed Youssef, whose military service begins in a few months,
attended a house party.
"It doesn't matter if they deploy me to Sinai or throw me in the western
desert," he said. "I don't care if I lose a leg or my life. Tonight, we
drink and dance!"
At the Giza Pyramids, hundreds of people gathered for a fireworks and lighting display at the stroke of midnight.
KENYA
Police in Kenya, which has been repeatedly attacked by al-Shabaab
militants from neighboring Somalia, urged vigilance as many people
prepared to celebrate the new year in hotels and watch midnight
fireworks displays. Unauthorized fireworks were banned as safety hazards
"in view of the elevated threat of terrorism," police said.
GERMANY
Rainy weather dampened the New Year celebrations in Berlin, where
security was tighter than in previous years. Several hundred thousand
people still turned out for several minutes of fireworks at the
Brandenburg Gate, wishing each other "Froehes neues Jahr" and expressing
their hopes for a peaceful 2016.
In Munich, police warned about an hour before the New Year of a
"serious, imminent threat" of a terror attack. Despite the call by
police for people to stay away from crowds, thousands of people were
still on the streets to meet the new year with fireworks.
BRITAIN
Major celebrations marked by fireworks spectaculars were planned in
London, Edinburgh and other big cities despite a terror threat judged to
be severe. Police advised revelers not to go to the fireworks displays
without tickets and to be ready to have their belongings searched.
BRAZIL
Rio de Janeiro kicked off its Olympic year with a fiesta on Copacabana
Beach attended by more than 2 million people, according to police
estimates. Brazil's most popular New Year's Eve show was illuminated by
24 tons of fireworks fired off over almost 16 minutes. To celebrate
Rio's hosting of the 2016 Summer Games in August, the soundtrack for
revelers included music from previous Olympics and songs paying homage
to samba on its 100th anniversary.
Rio authorities said they weren't as worried about terrorism as other
cities. Police used two monitoring trucks to follow suspicious movements
during the party. That equipment also will be used in security
operations during the Olympics.
NEW YORK
Around 1 million people converged on Times Square for the annual New
Year's Eve celebration. An 11,875-pound Waterford crystal ball descended
as revelers counted down to 2016 before sharing hugs and their first
kisses of the year under a blanket of confetti.
The glitzy party included musical acts including Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas and Carrie Underwood.
This year's festivities were attended by nearly 6,000 police officers, including members of a specialized counterterrorism unit.
LAS VEGAS
Officials urged revelers to leave bags, backpacks and strollers at home
as police readied for hundreds of thousands of partiers to flood the Las
Vegas Strip. It's wasn't a first-of-its-kind request, but it got extra
emphasis following deadly attacks in Paris and San Bernardino,
California.
Nearly 1,000 uniformed officers and an undisclosed number of undercover
officers were to be posted along the popular 4-mile-long, casino-filled
corridor.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman lamented the prospect that fear might keep people from celebrating New Year's Eve.
"We cannot let that rule," she said.
Munich Train Stations Evacuated After Possible Terror Threat
Officials said they got hints of a possible bomb attack, specifically in
the main Munich train station and the Pasing station, a police
spokeswoman told ABC News.
Both train stations has been evacuated, police said. The were reopened hours later.
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